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Poem Review by Andrew Angus

Title of Poem: "
Marginal"
Author: Rhina Espaillat
Source:
Playing At Stillness (2005)
Rating:
4 laurels out of 5 laurels



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This poem is nominated Best Poem of Year 2005 for 2nd Muses Prize for its excellent metaphor.
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Marginal  

by Rhina Espaillat
Source:
Playing At Stillness (2005), p. ?
Press:
Truman State University Press 

Like the poor everywhere
the poem lives, if it lives
by wit and pluck.

it looks over the trash
put out by the five senses--
those rich neighbors-- 

and uses what it can
like wool from an old sweater
it warms itself 

by dancing, amuses
the crowds waiting in line for
movie tickets 

It walks against the wind,
thinking of summer, teaching 
itself to sing. 

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Copyright belongs to Rhina Espaillat.
Published with permission from poet.
Note: Rhina Espaillat won 6 medals in the 1st Muses Prize - Excellence in Printed Poem.

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